Baltimore Immigration Court Overview
The Baltimore Immigration Court is located in Baltimore, Maryland. It specializes in deportation and asylum cases in Maryland. Maryland has 2 immigration courts. The Baltimore court is the main one since it has 12 immigration judges.
The Court allows people to present their cases in person. Also, it hears cases from detainees in jails in Baltimore and other nearby counties.
The list includes:
- Lan Test
- Abraxas Academy-DHS Juvenile Detainees
- Allenwood Correctional Inst.
- Baltimore-Detained Center
- Berks Center
- Baltimore, Md
- Cambria County Prison
- Baltimore Juvenile (Detained)
- Lackawanna County Prison
In this guide, you can find all the information you need such as contact information, judges, and more.
Baltimore Immigration Court Contact Information
Address
The Baltimore Immigration Court is located at:
George Fallon Federal Building
31 Hopkins Plaza, Rm. 440
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone number
410-962-3092
Use this phone number to contact the courts’ clerks and legal assistants of the judges only. No faxes or other electronic submissions are accepted by the court.
Find more information about your immigration case status or court date, from here.
Hours
Window Filing Hours: 7:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Phone Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m
Getting to the Baltimore Immigration Court
The Immigration Court in Baltimore is located at George Fallon Federal Building. It is near the Allied University.
To reach the court, take the Franklin – Mulberry Expy. Head south on N Calhoun St toward W Mulberry St. Turn left onto W Baltimore S. Finally, turn right onto Hopkins Plaza. The court will be on the left.
What the court looks like
From the front, the Baltimore court looks like this:
The back of the court building looks like this:
Immigration Judges in Baltimore
The Immigration Court in Baltimore has 12 immigration judges. Judge Kevin Mart acts as the Assistant Chief Immigration Judge.
The list of judges includes:
- David W. Crosland
- Zakia Mahasa
- Kuyomars Q. Golparvar
- Nelson Vargas-Padilla
- Alice S. Hartye
- Dinesh C. Verma
- David M. Jones
- Matthew H. Watters
- Elizabeth A. Kessler
- Jack Weil
- David C. Koelsch
- Phillip T. Williams
Judge Elizabeth A. Kessler has the highest asylum denial rate (77.5%) and the lowest grant rate (22.5%). Judge Nelson has the second-highest denial rate (72.2%) and the second-lowest grant rate (27.8%).
Judge Dinesh C. Verma has the highest grant rate (50.8%) and lowest asylum denial rate (49.2%)
Getting a Bond at the Baltimore Immigration Court
There is no immigration bond available for the Baltimore Immigration Court.
Since 2001, the court has heard 44,036 bond hearing cases. It granted 17,795 of them and denied 26,240 cases.
Mexico comes in the first place with 12,282 cases over the last 20 years. The court granted 4,279 of them but denied 8,003.
Guatemala comes in second place with 5,117 cases. 3,082 of them were denied while 2,035 cases were granted.
Asylum Decisions in Baltimore
Asylum Denial Rates in Baltimore
Over the last 20 years, the Baltimore Immigration Court has heard 24,169 asylum cases. 19,769 of them were represented in front of the court while 4,400 were not.
The court granted asylum for 10,071 cases and denied 9,698 cases. In other words, its denial rate percentage is 49%.
This denial rate is fair compared to other immigration courts such as the Newark court.
Nationalities
By nationality, El Salvador comes in the first place with 5,108 asylum cases.
Cameron comes in second place with 2,630 cases.
Ethiopia comes in third place with 2,447 cases.
Backlog and Wait Time in Baltimore
Currently, there are 41,963 pending cases before the Baltimore Immigration Court. It is the only immigration court in Maryland. It is a moderate backlog compared to other immigration courts in other states.
The average waiting days for a pending case to be resolved are 1,048 days. This waiting time is moderate compared to other immigration courts in other states.
Free Lawyers for the Baltimore Immigration Court
There are 11 legal organizations that can provide you with free legal help in Baltimore. If you want a free lawyer, contact one of them. It is highly recommended, yet, in some cases, there might be some downsides.
Find out how to get a legal help with your case from our Immigration Court Page.
Georgetown University Law Center for Applied Legal Studies
They represent aliens in Asylum removal proceedings and non-detainees only.
Address:
600 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Suite 332
Washington, DC 20001.
Tel: (202) 662-9565
Human Rights First
805 15th Street NW, Suite 900
Washington DC 20005
Tel: (202) 547-5692
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